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ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2025

Very high-power short-duration radiofrequency ablation in patients with typical atrial flutter: rationale and design of the FASD-HP randomized trial.

Laura Valverde Soria, Jorge Toquero, Thomas Brouzet, Laura García Cano, Ana García Barrios, Melodie Segura Domínguez, Gloria A Hermón Ramírez, Raquel Ajo Ferrer, María Ajo Ferrer, Celia María Andreu Concha and 5 more

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Article in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05777850 (High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Typical Atrial Flutter), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Typical Atrial Flutter

TypeinterventionalSponsorJose Luis Ibañez CriadoRan2022 to 2025Enrolled120ConditionsTypical Atrial Flutter, Catheter AblationArmsConventional cavotricuspid isthmus ablation, High-power short-duration ablation
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Laura Valverde SoriaArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Jorge ToqueroArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, , Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
Thomas BrouzetArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Laura García CanoArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Ana García BarriosArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Melodie Segura DomínguezArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, , Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
Gloria A Hermón RamírezArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, , Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
Raquel Ajo FerrerArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
María Ajo FerrerArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Celia María Andreu ConchaArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Vicente Arrarte EstebanArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Angel Sánchez BarbiéStatistics, Mathematics and Informatic Department, Instituto Universitario Centro de Investigación Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain.
Juan Gabriel Martínez-MartínezArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
Alicia Ibáñez CriadoArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain.
José Luis Ibáñez CriadoArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department,, Hospital Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain. ppluic@hotmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-6669

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Abstract

backgroundThe aim of cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-dependent flutter ablation is the bidirectional conduction block of the CTI. Very-high-power short-duration (vHPSD) radiofrequency ablation aims to minimize conductive heating and increase resistive heating to create shallower but wider lesions in a very short time, while reducing the risk of collateral tissue damage. Experimental studies have shown that it produces effective transmural lesions with an equal or better safety profile compared to conventional parameters. There are published and ongoing trials studying long-term outcomes of this technique for pulmonary vein isolation, but there is a lack of evidence regarding its use in flutter ablation. METHODS AND

resultsMulticenter 1:1 randomized, single-blind study. Two CTI ablation strategies are compared: (1) conventional treatment arm consisting of 25-40-W applications of unlimited duration until reaching the minimum value of one of the currently accepted lesion markers (Ablation Index > 500 at the anterior half of the CTI and > 400 at the posterior half with CARTO3 system); (2) experimental treatment arm consisting of CTI block using point-by-point applications of very-high-power (90 W) short duration (4 s). The primary objective is to evaluate the non-inferiority of the efficacy and safety of vHPSD ablation in patients undergoing typical flutter ablation. Secondary objectives include comparison of total radiofrequency time, number of applications, number of steam pops, percentage of reconnections, procedure duration, pain during the procedure, and time to flutter recurrence.

conclusionsThe FASD-HP trial is the first clinical trial to investigate the non-inferiority of CTI ablation with vHPSD in patients with typical atrial flutter. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The study was registered at http://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov (NCT05777850) on March 21, 2023.

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Atrial FlutterCatheter AblationRadiofrequency AblationAgedEquivalence Trials as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeCavotricuspid isthmus ablationRadiofrequencyTypical atrial flutterVery high-power short-duration

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